Wk 8 · 2026
Akron Zips at Kent State Golden Flashes — Sat, Oct 24
Sat, Oct 24 ·
Zoeller Field at Dix Stadium, Kent, OH
Weather
47° / 42° overcast
19% chance of precipitation
Kickoff time is not set yet, so this is the forecast for the day rather than for the hour.
Forecast from Open-Meteo
MAC · 1-5
at
TBDET
no line posted yet
Ratings differential AKR by 0.9
MAC · 2-4
What is at stake
Wagon Wheel. A wheel pulled out of the Cuyahoga River in 1902 and fought over ever since by two schools thirteen miles apart. They play for the Wagon Wheel. A MAC game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Akron form
L 23-25vs EMUL 17-41at CMUL 10-38vs UNLVL 7-41at MINNW 45-10vs RMU
2026 season
Kent State form
L 7-38at WMUL 10-13vs OHIOW 26-13vs BALLL 3-59at OSUW 36-15vs WOF
2026 season
Akron this season
Straight up1-5 · 17% (6 games)
Against the spread3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Over / under3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Kent State this season
Straight up2-4 · 33% (6 games)
Against the spread3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Over / under4-2 · 67% (6 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 4
| Opponent | Akron | Kent State |
|---|---|---|
| E Michigan MAC | vs L 23-25 preview | at Wk 13 · scheduled preview |
| Miami OH MAC | at Wk 7 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
| Ohio MAC | vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview | vs L 10-13 preview |
| W Michigan MAC | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview | at L 7-38 preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, the series is level at 10–10 · Kent State won the last one
20 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
5.0 points toward Kent State
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-11-11 | Kent State 42 — 35 Akron | at AKR | Kent State |
| 2024 | 2024-11-19 | Akron 38 — 17 Kent State | at KENT | Akron |
| 2023 | 2023-11-01 | Kent State 27 — 31 Akron | at AKR | Akron |
| 2022 | 2022-10-22 | Akron 27 — 33 Kent State | at KENT | Kent State |
| 2021 | 2021-11-20 | Kent State 38 — 0 Akron | at AKR | Kent State |
| 2020 | 2020-11-17 | Akron 35 — 69 Kent State | at KENT | Kent State |
| 2019 | 2019-10-12 | Kent State 26 — 3 Akron | at AKR | Kent State |
| 2018 | 2018-10-20 | Akron 24 — 23 Kent State | at KENT | Akron |
| 2017 | 2017-11-21 | Kent State 14 — 24 Akron | at AKR | Akron |
| 2016 | 2016-10-01 | Akron 31 — 27 Kent State | at KENT | Akron |
| 2015 | 2015-11-27 | Kent State 0 — 20 Akron | at AKR | Akron |
| 2014 | 2014-11-28 | Akron 24 — 27 Kent State | at KENT | Kent State |
| 2013 | 2013-11-02 | Kent State 7 — 16 Akron | at AKR | Akron |
| 2012 | 2012-11-03 | Akron 24 — 35 Kent State | at KENT | Kent State |
| 2011 | 2011-11-12 | Kent State 35 — 3 Akron | at AKR | Kent State |
| 2010 | 2010-10-09 | Akron 17 — 28 Kent State | at KENT | Kent State |
| 2009 | 2009-11-07 | Kent State 20 — 28 Akron | at AKR | Akron |
| 2008 | 2008-10-04 | Akron 30 — 27 Kent State | at KENT | Akron |
| 2007 | 2007-09-22 | Kent State 20 — 27 Akron | at AKR | Akron |
| 2006 | 2006-09-30 | Akron 15 — 37 Kent State | at KENT | Kent State |
Akron leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Brayden Roggow QB #6 | 53/94, 605 YDS, 3 TD, 4 INT |
| Cibastian Broughton QB #11 | 53/66, 380 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Rushing | Jordan Gant RB #1 | 62 CAR, 293 YDS, 3 TD |
| Sean Patrick RB #13 | 35 CAR, 195 YDS | |
| Cibastian Broughton QB #11 | 30 CAR, 170 YDS | |
| Receiving | Marcel Williams WR #9 | 20 REC, 201 YDS |
| Kyan Mason WR #3 | 15 REC, 143 YDS | |
| Jordan Gant RB #1 | 9 REC, 93 YDS | |
| Sean Patrick RB #13 | 11 REC, 91 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Donelius Johnson LB #32 | 41 |
| Rodrick Hunter S #13 | 30 | |
| Dwight Nunoo LB #18 | 29 | |
| Sacks | Omari Abor DE #56 | 1 |
| Cyrus Durham DL #1 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Omari Abor DE #56 | 1 |
Kent State leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Dru DeShields QB #12 | 70/120, 757 YDS, 3 TD, 5 INT |
| Da'Realyst Clark WR #8 | 1/1, 29 YDS | |
| Rushing | Dru DeShields QB #12 | 39 CAR, 183 YDS, 3 TD |
| Mason King RB #0 | 39 CAR, 166 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Brandon White RB #22 | 40 CAR, 126 YDS | |
| Receiving | Da'Realyst Clark WR #8 | 19 REC, 246 YDS, 1 TD |
| Wayne Harris WR #6 | 16 REC, 204 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Ardell Banks WR #1 | 7 REC, 167 YDS | |
| Terik Mulder TE #89 | 6 REC, 61 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Rocco Nicholl LB #4 | 24 |
| Joel Cordoba DB #2 | 24 | |
| A'tiq Muhammad DB #1 | 22 | |
| Sacks | Rocco Nicholl LB #4 | 3 |
| Jaihien Roy DL #33 | 2 | |
| Semaj Bridgeman LB #17 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Norey Johnson DB #18 | 1 |
| Rafael Terrero Jr. LB #20 | 1 | |
| Jaihien Roy DL #33 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.